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Origami Poster : Carps "Koinobori"

Japan Culture Sessions(list)

- "Origami"

- Calligraphy

- "Karuta "
 (Japanese Card game)

- "Nuno-zori"
(Recycled T-shirts flip-flop)

- Tea ceremony

About
-In this workshop we will make a Children's day poster which designing the carp-shaped "koinobori" flags which will be raised by Japanese families with boys, one for each boy (or child) outside their homes on Children's Day, 5th May.

Steps:
(1) Drawing basic design on poster paper

(2) Learning how to make each scale of fish by cutting the folded origami paper

(3) Making many fish scales and sticking the works on a large sized white paper to complete a "koinobori" flag

Necessary items /arrangement
- A large size of white paper (about 800×1100 cm)
- Colouring Marker ink
- Glue
- scissors

Works




This poster was made for celebrating Thanet Fairtrade Fortnight 2011.
FROM JAPAN Institute  (Japanese site)